There are about 220 known moth species of Rwanda. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.
This is a list of moth species which have been recorded in Rwanda.
Arctiidae
- Afrasura peripherica <small>(Strand, 1912)</small>
- Afrasura violacea <small>(Cieslak & Häuser, 2006)</small>
- Afroarctia bergeri <small>Toulgoët, 1978</small>
- Afroarctia histrionica <small>Toulgoët, 1978</small>
- Afroarctia kenyana <small>(Rothschild, 1933)</small>
- Afrojavanica kostlani <small>(Gaede, 1923)</small>
- Afrospilarctia lucida <small>(Druce, 1898)</small>
- Agaltara nebulosa <small>Toulgoët, 1979</small>
- Alpenus nigropunctata <small>(Bethune-Baker, 1908)</small>
- Amata alicia <small>(Butler, 1876)</small>
- Amata chrysozona <small>(Hampson, 1898)</small>
- Amata tomasina <small>(Butler, 1876)</small>
- Amerila bubo <small>(Walker, 1855)</small>
- Amerila luteibarba <small>(Hampson, 1901)</small>
- Amerila thermochroa <small>(Hampson, 1916)</small>
- Amphicallia pactolicus <small>(Butler, 1888)</small>
- Apisa fontainei <small>Kiriakoff, 1959</small>
- Apisa subargentea <small>Joicey & Talbot, 1921</small>
- Balacra compsa <small>(Jordan, 1904)</small>
- Balacra rattrayi <small>(Rothschild, 1910)</small>
- Carcinarctia laeliodes <small>Hampson, 1916</small>
- Cragia quadrinotata <small>(Walker, 1864)</small>
- Cyana hecqi <small>Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010</small>
- Cyana paramargarethae <small>Karisch & Dall'Asta, 2010</small>
- Disparctia varicolor <small>Toulgoët, 1978</small>
- Galtara aurivilii <small>(Pagenstecher, 1901)</small>
- Galtara convergens <small>Toulgoët, 1979</small>
- Galtara elongata <small>(Swinhoe, 1907)</small>
- Galtara laportei <small>Toulgoët, 1979</small>
- Galtara reticulata <small>(Hampson, 1909)</small>
- Galtara turlini <small>Toulgoët, 1979</small>
- Kiriakoffalia costimacula <small>(Joicey & Talbot, 1924)</small>
- Mecistorhabdia haematoessa <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Metarctia flavicincta <small>Aurivillius, 1900</small>
- Metarctia flora <small>Kiriakoff, 1957</small>
- Metarctia forsteri <small>Kiriakoff, 1955</small>
- Metarctia insignis <small>Kiriakoff, 1959</small>
- Metarctia lateritia <small>Herrich-Schäffer, 1855</small>
- Metarctia paremphares <small>Holland, 1893</small>
- Metarctia rubripuncta <small>Hampson, 1898</small>
- Metarctia rufescens <small>Walker, 1855</small>
- Paralpenus wintgensi <small>(Strand, 1909)</small>
- Pericaliella melanodisca <small>(Hampson, 1907)</small>
- Popoudina pamphilia <small>Kiriakoff, 1958</small>
- Pseudogaltara inexpectata <small>Toulgoët, 1978</small>
- Pseudothyretes perpusilla <small>(Walker, 1856)</small>
- Pusiola straminea <small>(Hampson, 1901)</small>
- Radiarctia melanochoria <small>Hering, 1932</small>
- Rhipidarctia crameri <small>Kiriakoff, 1961</small>
- Rhipidarctia forsteri <small>(Kiriakoff, 1953)</small>
- Rhipidarctia subminiata <small>Kiriakoff, 1959</small>
- Seydelia turlini <small>Toulgoët, 1976</small>
- Spilosoma sulphurea <small>Bartel, 1903</small>
- Teracotona multistrigata <small>Joicey & Talbot, 1924</small>
- Teracotona pallida <small>Joicey & Talbot, 1924</small>
- Teracotona translucens <small>(Grünberg, 1907)</small>
- Teracotona wittei <small>(Debauche, 1942)</small>
- Thumatha brunnea <small>Kühne, 2007</small>
- Trichaeta fulvescens <small>(Walker, 1854)</small>
- Utetheisa pulchella <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
Bombycidae
Brahmaeidae
Crambidae
Eupterotidae
Geometridae
- Acrostatheusis ruandana <small>Herbulot, 1991</small>
- Adicocrita aciculata <small>Herbulot, 1983</small>
- Antharmostes papilio <small>Prout, 1912</small>
- Antharmostes tutsiana <small>Herbulot, 1996</small>
- Asthenotricha anisobapta <small>Prout, 1932</small>
- Asthenotricha grandis <small>Herbulot, 1997</small>
- Bathycolpodes acutissima <small>Herbulot, 1986</small>
- Biston edwardsi <small>(Prout, 1938)</small>
- Blaboplutodes missilorum <small>Prout, 1934</small>
- Cartaletis melanopis <small>Prout, 1929</small>
- Chiasmia geminilinea <small>(Prout, 1932)</small>
- Chrysocraspeda hyalotypa <small>(Prout, 1932)</small>
- Cleora pavlitzkiae <small>(D. S. Fletcher, 1958)</small>
- Cleora rostella <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1967</small>
- Ectropis anisoides <small>Herbulot, 1981</small>
- Ectropis ocellata <small>Warren, 1902</small>
- Encoma irisaria <small>Swinhoe, 1904</small>
- Epigynopteryx venosa <small>Herbulot, 1984</small>
- Eupithecia dilucida <small>(Warren, 1899)</small>
- Eupithecia turlini <small>Herbulot, 2001</small>
- Eupithecia tutsiana <small>Herbulot, 2001</small>
- Hypochrosis banakaria <small>(Plötz, 1880)</small>
- Hypocoela turpisaria <small>(Swinhoe, 1904)</small>
- Hypomecis nessa <small>Herbulot, 1995</small>
- Idiodes flexilinea <small>(Warren, 1898)</small>
- Idiodes pectinata <small>(Herbulot, 1966)</small>
- Isoplenodia arabukoensis <small>Sihvonen & Staude, 2010</small>
- Mesomima tenuifascia <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Piercia subrufaria <small>(Warren, 1903)</small>
- Pingasa distensaria <small>(Walker, 1860)</small>
- Prasinocyma leucocycla <small>Herbulot, 1982</small>
- Prasinocyma semicincta <small>Herbulot, 1982</small>
- Prasinocyma turlini <small>Herbulot, 1982</small>
- Pseudolarentia megalaria <small>(Guenée, 1858)</small>
- Psilocerea praecoca <small>Herbulot, 1981</small>
- Racotis angulosa <small>Herbulot, 1973</small>
- Rhodophthitus tricoloraria <small>(Mabille, 1890)</small>
- Scopula suda <small>Prout, 1932</small>
- Victoria perornata <small>Warren, 1898</small>
- Victoria subhyalina <small>Herbulot, 1982</small>
- Xanthisthisa tarsispina <small>(Warren, 1901)</small>
- Xanthorhoe ansorgei <small>(Warren, 1899)</small>
- Xanthorhoe exorista <small>Prout, 1922</small>
- Xanthorhoe heliopharia <small>(Swinhoe, 1904)</small>
- Xanthorhoe procne <small>(Fawcett, 1916)</small>
- Xanthorhoe transcissa <small>(Warren, 1902)</small>
- Xanthorhoe transjugata <small>Prout, 1923</small>
- Xanthorhoe trientata <small>(Warren, 1901)</small>
- Xylopteryx amieti <small>Herbulot, 1973</small>
- Xylopteryx anodina <small>Herbulot, 1984</small>
- Xylopteryx bifida <small>Herbulot, 1984</small>
- Xylopteryx clathrata <small>Herbulot, 1984</small>
- Xylopteryx dargei <small>Herbulot, 1984</small>
- Xylopteryx turlini <small>Herbulot, 1984</small>
- Zamarada bastelbergeri <small>Gaede, 1915</small>
- Zamarada canina <small>Herbulot, 1983</small>
- Zamarada delta <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1974</small>
- Zamarada dentata <small>D. S. Fletcher, 1958</small>
- Zamarada metrioscaphes <small>Prout, 1912</small>
- Zamarada montana <small>Herbulot, 1979</small>
- Zamarada plana <small>Bastelberger, 1909</small>
- Zamarada ruandana <small>Herbulot, 1983</small>
Gracillariidae
Lasiocampidae
Lemoniidae
Lymantriidae
- Aroa discalis <small>Walker, 1855</small>
- Crorema adspersa <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)</small>
- Dasychira chorista <small>Hering, 1926</small>
- Eudasychira georgiana <small>(Fawcett, 1900)</small>
- Euproctis cryphia <small>Collenette, 1960</small>
- Euproctis nessa <small>Swinhoe, 1903</small>
- Euproctis pallida <small>(Kirby, 1896)</small>
- Homochira ruandana <small>Hering, 1926</small>
- Laelia eutricha <small>Collenette, 1931</small>
- Laelia rogersi <small>Bethune-Baker, 1913</small>
- Leucoma parva <small>(Plötz, 1880)</small>
- Mylantria xanthospila <small>(Plötz, 1880)</small>
- Neomardara africana <small>(Holland, 1893)</small>
- Porthesaroa noctua <small>Hering, 1926</small>
- Ruanda aetheria <small>Strand, 1909</small>
Metarbelidae
Noctuidae
- Achaea finita <small>(Guenée, 1852)</small>
- Acontia imitatrix <small>Wallengren, 1856</small>
- Aegocera obliqua <small>Mabille, 1893</small>
- Aegocera rectilinea <small>Boisduval, 1836</small>
- Ametropalpis vidua <small>(Holland, 1894)</small>
- Callopistria maillardi <small>(Guenée, 1862)</small>
- Carpostalagma chalybeata <small>Talbot, 1929</small>
- Crameria amabilis <small>(Drury, 1773)</small>
- Cyligramma fluctuosa <small>(Drury, 1773)</small>
- Dichromia mutilata <small>(Strand, 1909)</small>
- Eudocima fullonia <small>(Clerck, 1764)</small>
- Feliniopsis laportei <small>Hacker & Fibiger, 2007</small>
- Heraclia aemulatrix <small>(Westwood, 1881)</small>
- Heraclia superba <small>(Butler, 1875)</small>
- Masalia galatheae <small>(Wallengren, 1856)</small>
- Mazuca elegantissima <small>Janse, 1939</small>
- Meristides umbripennis <small>Strand, 1909</small>
- Mitrophrys menete <small>(Cramer, 1775)</small>
- Oraesia wintgensi <small>(Strand, 1909)</small>
- Soloe splendida <small>Toulgoët, 1980</small>
- Sphingomorpha chlorea <small>(Cramer, 1777)</small>
- Trigonodes hyppasia <small>(Cramer, 1779)</small>
- Ulotrichopus pseudocatocala <small>(Strand, 1918)</small>
Notodontidae
- Antheua delicata <small>Bethune-Baker, 1911</small>
- Antheua gallans <small>(Karsch, 1895)</small>
- Antheua trifasciata <small>(Hampson, 1909)</small>
- Boscawenia rectangulata <small>(Gaede, 1928)</small>
- Desmeocraera analis <small>Kiriakoff, 1954</small>
- Epidonta duplicata <small>Kiriakoff, 1962</small>
- Epidonta inconspicua <small>Kiriakoff, 1962</small>
- Epimetula albipuncta <small>(Gaede, 1928)</small>
- Pseudobarobata angulata <small>Gaede, 1928</small>
- Rhenea mediata <small>(Walker, 1865)</small>
- Scrancia leucopera <small>Hampson, 1910</small>
Pterophoridae
Pyralidae
Saturniidae
Sphingidae
Thyrididae
Tineidae
Tischeriidae
Tortricidae
Zygaenidae
See also
References
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